Should Ecclestone’s predictions be right, that could be the first major move — apart from forcing him to step down — by F1’s new owners to shakeup the way the sport is run. Many within the sport think Liberty should purchase some of the circuits where F1 races as a way to increase the series’ profitability.

Although Ecclestone himself is a U.K. native, we wouldn’t be surprised if he threw his name in the ring to acquire the track in Brazil as his wife is Brazilian.